000
FZPN04 KNHC 210423
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC SAT MAR 21 2009

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

S PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 18.5S E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE FROM 08S120W TO 09S100W TO 18.5S85W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S BETWEEN 88W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 
05S120W TO 08S90W TO 18.5S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 
00N120W TO 02S100W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN SW SWELL.

.REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 0400 UTC SAT MAR 21...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08S98W TO 07S110W TO 07S120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN A 60 NM RADIUS OF 
09S100W.

$$
.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.